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Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success

The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STEM employers, says Rachel Bibby, who explains how they have shaped IChemE’s educational outreach work…

Moon myths: Artemis in proportion

Curious how space science is always exaggerated. If there’s a meteor shower due, when you might see a fleeting shooting star every five minutes or so, the artwork they provide […]

Rise in biochemical and chemical engineering UCAS numbers

Recent UCAS data has revealed a growing interest in biochemical and chemical engineering, says the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The number of university applicants with offers for studying the two […]

Scheme allows threatened plant to dock at island base

One of the world’s rarest dock and coastal plants has received a massive conservation boost, thanks to a wholesale reintroduction at its Welsh stronghold.

Maths award adds up to nearly £2.8 mill for exchange research

Two of Sweden’s leading institutions have donated the equivalent of £2.78 million to fund 16 mathematicians for work ranging from improved ice melt forecasting to the physics of the world’s […]

Lab gloves could inflate microplastics readings suggests study

Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying literally in their own hands, suggests a new study. University of Michigan (U-M) researchers say they have […]

Pistoia to publish guide to pharma firm social media listening

The Pistoia Alliance is for the first time engaging health patients in its research, in order to aid its new research into the ethical use of social media listening by […]

Gut health issues ‘raise risk for heart failure patients’

People with heart failure have 8% more chance of being hospitalised or dying if they also have poor gut health, says a study from the University of Leicester.

Collaborators apply intelligence to create smart telescopes

Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions to develop an ‘intelligent observatory’ programme featuring smart, automated telescopes. The Hartree, which specialises in AI, high […]

Consultation measures support for fast track access to medical device imports

Plans to speed up access to new healthcare devices by aligning regulation with the European Union and ‘comparable’ countries will be open to stakeholder consultation until early next month.

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Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success

April 22, 2026

The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STEM employers, says Rachel Bibby, who explains how they have […]

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Future Labs Live: Digital drive goes up a gear

April 21, 2026

Future Labs Live is a network of events across three continents and Basel is its centrepiece. While analytica in Germany is by far […]

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Refit and proper

April 21, 2026

Conversion is an attractive alternative to new lab builds, says Todd Payne, but coherent design, reduced energy, full compliance and access for all are prerequisites. […]

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CHEMUK2026: Chemicals, with a laboratory slant

April 21, 2026

CHEMUK’s remit runs wider than the laboratory but includes a specific focus upon it, linking what happens at the bench with industrial end […]

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DESI calls time on mapping universe and 47 million galaxies

April 19, 2026

One of the greatest cosmological surveys ever staged has finished its five year project to produce the most comprehensive 3D map of the […]

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Research claims quantum boost for computer efficiency

April 19, 2026

Quantum computer calculations can significantly improve the ability of AI models to predict complex physical systems compared with their conventional equivalents, argues a […]

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DESI calls time on mapping universe and 47 million galaxies

April 19, 2026

One of the greatest cosmological surveys ever staged has finished its five year project to produce the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe so far achieved. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey employed more than 900 researchers, one third of them PhD students, from 70 institutions worldwide. It has observed in excess of […]

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Research claims quantum boost for computer efficiency

April 19, 2026

Quantum computer calculations can significantly improve the ability of AI models to predict complex physical systems compared with their conventional equivalents, argues a new UCL-led study. Research published in Science Advances referenced the device’s capacity to more efficiently hold very large amounts of information.Whereas bits in a conventional computer are switched on or off, 1 or 0, […]

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Science MBA leaders scheme extended to Scotland

April 19, 2026

A scholarship scheme to fund engineers and scientists to develop their commercial acumen at leading business schools is to be extended to Scotland. The Sainsbury Science Management Fellow Scholarship has provided £50,000 annually for up to eight people to study at seven business schools based in England. This year the University of Edinburgh Business School […]

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Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success

April 22, 2026

The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STEM employers, says Rachel Bibby, who explains how they have shaped IChemE’s educational outreach work…

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Future Labs Live: Digital drive goes up a gear

April 21, 2026

Future Labs Live is a network of events across three continents and Basel is its centrepiece. While analytica in Germany is by far the single largest laboratory show, Future Labs Live probably boasts one of the most comprehensive global footprints. This year alone, it is due to stage events across three continents, with a presence […]

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Refit and proper

April 21, 2026

Conversion is an attractive alternative to new lab builds, says Todd Payne, but coherent design, reduced energy, full compliance and access for all are prerequisites. With world-class universities, research institutes and a mature pharmaceutical ecosystem, the UK is an attractive place to invest in laboratory space. And now, with the government also pumping billions of pounds into […]

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Siemens recognition for Bürkert enables improved development

August 12, 2025

Fluid control specialist Bürkert has become an official Siemens Product Partner for Siemen’s SIMATIC Automation Systems. The new partnership will extend integration capabilities for OEMs and end users with a focus on valve islands for process industries.

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Innovation in dialysis equipment

August 6, 2025

In 2022, more than 30,000 people were undergoing kidney dialysis in the UK [1], all of whom will require precision machinery, either at home or in a dialysis centre, to remove metabolites and toxins from their blood.

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Liebherr launches new under-bench fridge and freezers for lab and healthcare providers

August 2, 2025

Liebherr, specialists in commercial refrigeration, have introduced its new range of under-bench fridges and freezers, engineered to meet the diverse and demanding needs of modern laboratories, research and healthcare facilities.

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